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Google to Release Picasa Beta for Mac
news.cnet.com — Google plans to release on Monday a beta version of Picasa for Mac OS X, helping Apple fans catch up to Windows and Linux users already employing the free tool for editing, cataloging, and uploading photos.More… (Apple)
Comcast Able To Slow Bandwidth Hogs Across Its Network Again
gigaom.com — Comcast, which got in trouble with the FCC for its P2P-throttling approach to network management has now completed its plan that deals with bandwidth hogs by slowing all broadband traffic for heavy Internet users during times of congestion. The new system is Protocol-Agnostic which means it isn't targeting P2P protocols only, therefor ok by the FCCMore… (Tech Industry News)
Architectural Wind: A Cleaner Way to Keep the City Running
nytimes.com — A new building with affordable rents in the Bronx will be powered partly by 10 wind turbines, which should cut its utility bills for common areas in half.More… (Environment)
20 Most Anticipated Video Games of 2009
examiner.com — You're probably playing catch up with all the great games that came out the last few months, but you better hurry up. There's a lot more coming in 2009. You can expect everything from sequels to game series reboots to brand new franchises. Here are 20 of 2009's most anticipated games.More… (Gaming Industry News)
Top 10 NFL Coaching Carousel Plot Lines. Who Lands Where?
sportingnews.com — One week after Black Monday, there are still six head-coaching vacancies, two open G.M. jobs, and no real sense as to who’ll get any of the positions. Here are ten takes on this year’s jobs that have come open, those that haven’t, and those that apparently won’t.More… (American & Canadian Football)
Cheap Thrills: Gadget Makers Bet on Budget Gear in 2009
blog.wired.com — Get ready for an onslaught of the cheap. With the economy more unstable than Plaxico Burress' mental state, electronics manufacturers are putting the e-brakes on their budgets,More… (Gadgets)
Security and your mother's Linux box
techradar.com — As the professor of security engineering at Cambridge University, Ross Anderson is one of the founders of security economics as an academic discipline. Perhaps more impressively, though, he wants your ISP to send you cash every time you get spam.More… (Linux/Unix)
Huge Undersea 'Wall' Discovered watch!
U.S. smooths away an illegal border crossing wrinkle
latimes.com — A massive earth-moving project is transforming Smuggler's Gulch near San Diego from a narrow canyon used by cattle thieves, bandits and illegal immigrants into a plugged breach. For a century, the narrow canyon leading into California from Mexico provided cover for cattle thieves and opium dealers, bandits and booze runners.More… (Travel & Places)
5 Things You Probably Didn't Know: Wolverine
askmen.com — From the fact that Wolverine was a sickly child to his war experience, this is a very interesting list to gear up for 'Origins' More… (Comics & Animation)
Scientists Unlock Secrets Of Australia's Giant 30kg Koalas
independent.co.uk — Hundreds of thousands of years ago, giant versions of Australia's unique wildlife stalked the continent. There were kangaroos up to 3m tall and enormous wallabies, wombats and echidnas. There were also koalas: larger and weightier than the creatures sometimes seen today in eucalyptus trees.More… (General Sciences)
Bush Remembered For Not-So-Smooth Talk
cbsnews.com — A Look Back At Some Of The President's Misunderestimated Remarks. More… (Political Opinion)
Dickonomics: How 5 Everyday Businesses Trick You
cracked.com — The economy is in the proverbial pooper and many are trying to cut back. Unfortunately, there's a reason you came back with a new hi-def TV and 10-gallons of discount mayonnaise last time you went to buy bread. The retailers have gotten very good at what they do.More… (Arts & Culture)
In Depth: Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6 - the story so far
techradar.com — As Macworld Expo gears up, we preview Apple's next OS. With OS X 10.5 so well received, how can you go one better with 10.6? The solution is as simple as it is surprising. You don't try…More… (Apple)
Hoopla in Pittsburgh: New No. 1 in coaches' poll
sports.espn.go.com — Pittsburgh has the Steelers pursuing a Super Bowl XLIII berth, one of the brightest young stars in the NHL in Sidney Crosby, and, well, we'll just skip the Pirates. Now, the city also claims the top-ranked men's college basketball team in the country as its own. For the first time in the 101 seasons of Pitt basketball, the Panthers are No. 1...More… (Basketball)
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